For starters, Rays at Red Sox, in the sunshine  —  UPDATE, 12:34: Maddon said the lineup was a result of wanting to get Rhymes into a game, and wanting to give Elliot Johnson a day off, and, thirdly, to give Sean Rodriguez a game at shortstop as he's been playing third and second. ...

Cabrera's 4 Hits Help Giants Beat Marlins 3-2  —  MIAMI (AP) — Melky Cabrera tied a career high with four hits, including a home run, and scored all three runs Sunday for the San Francisco Giants to help Matt Cain beat the Miami Marlins 3-2.  —  Cabrera went 4 for 4 to hike his average to .369 and has 73 hits, most in the majors.

Phillies' Halladay Leaves With Sore Shoulder  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay left his start against the St. Louis Cardinals after two innings as a precaution due to right shoulder soreness, matching the second-shortest outing of his career.

Francoeur, Butler homer in Royals' 4-2 win  —  BALTIMORE—Jeff Francoeur and Billy Butler hit home runs, and Alcides Escobar had two hits to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Sunday.  —  Francoeur had a terrific series, hitting 7 for 12 against the Orioles, including two homers.

Blue Jays reinforce 'pen with Chavez, Beck  —  ARLINGTON — The Blue Jays' depleted bullpen received a much-needed boost on Sunday afternoon with the addition of Chad Beck and Jesse Chavez.  —  Both relievers were promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas after Toronto's relief corps were required …

Cabrera's Homer Gives Tigers Sweep, 4-3 Over Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Cabrera's two-run, one-out homer in the ninth inning lifted Detroit to a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Sunday afternoon, as the Tigers finished a three-game sweep of the Twins in style after leaving 10 men on base earlier in the game.

Rockies hit 5 HRs, but bad pitching dooms loss to Reds  —  CINCINNATI — Jamie Moyer makes history every time he steps onto the mound.  But how many more opportunities the 49-year-old will receive with the Rockies has become an open question.  —  On a day of pinball baseball …

Reds, Rockies set two homer records  —  CINCINNATI — Great American Ball Park surpassed even its own reputation on Sunday afternoon.  —  Dexter Fowler's pinch-hit home run with one out in the eighth inning off of Reds starter Mat Latos was the ninth home run on Sunday, setting a Great American Ball Park single-game record.

Dickey Shuts Down Punchless Padres  —  NEW YORK (AP) — R.A. Dickey struck out 10 and reached double digits for strikeouts in consecutive games for the first time in his career and the New York Mets held the punchless San Diego Padres scoreless for the second straight day, 2-0 Sunday.

Nationals want bullpen help in trade for John Lannan  —  Buster Olney of ESPN says the Nationals are looking for relief pitching, and they're willing to deal LHP John Lannan in order to acquire such help.  —  Lannan is 3-5 with a 6.12 ERA in nine starts with Triple-A Syracuse this season.

Ryan Dempster wouldn't mind staying with Cubs  —  Pirates second baseman Neil Walker steals second ahead of the tag by Darwin Barney in the second inning Saturday in Pittsburgh.  Gene J. Puskar~AP  —  PITTSBURGH — Just because Ryan Dempster knows the Cubs will look to trade …